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11 May 2009

Billy Elliot Tony nominees Gregory Jbara and Trent Kowalik

Photo by Carol Rosegg

Winners of the 59th annual Outer Critics Circle Awards — which honor the best in Broadway and Off-Broadway theatre — were announced May 11.

Billy Elliot the Musical received seven awards, the most of any show of the season. Shrek the Musical also fared well, winning four awards.

There was a tie in the Outstanding Actress in a Musical category: Both Sutton Foster (Shrek the Musical) and Josefina Scaglione (West Side Story) will receive that award.

Winners will be celebrated with an awards dinner May 21 in the Eugenia Room of Sardi's Restaurant.

It had previously been announced that Special Achievement Awards will be given to Billy Elliot co-stars David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik and Kiril Kulish — who all rotate in the musical's title role — and the full cast of The Norman Conquests will be presented the Outstanding Ensemble Performance Award.

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Winners of the 59th annual Outer Critics Circle Awards follow (winners names are in bold and preceded by an asterisk):

Outstanding New Broadway Play *God of CarnageIrena's Vowreasons to be pretty33 Variations

Outstanding New Broadway Musical *Billy Elliot: The MusicalRock of AgesShrek the MusicalA Tale of Two Cities

Outstanding New Off-Broadway PlayBecky ShawFarragut North *RuinedShipwrecked! The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (As Told By Himself)Why Torture Is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them

Outstanding New Off-Broadway MusicalHappinessRooms: A Rock Romance *The Toxic AvengerWhat's That Smell? The Music of Jacob Sterling

Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway) *Billy Elliot: The MusicalHappinessRooms: A Rock RomanceShrek The Musical

Outstanding Revival of a Play (Broadway or Off-Broadway)Blithe SpiritThe Cripple of InishmaanJoe Turner's Come and Gone *The Norman ConquestsWaiting for Godot

Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)Enter Laughing *HairPal JoeyWest Side Story

Outstanding Actor in a Musical James Barbour, A Tale of Two Cities Matt Cavenaugh, West Side Story *Brian d'Arcy James, Shrek the Musical Josh Grisetti, Enter Laughing David Pittu, What's That Smell? The Music of Jacob Sterling

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Zach Grenier, 33 Variations John Benjamin Hickey, Mary Stuart Russell G. Jones, Ruined Patrick Page, A Man for All Seasons *David Pearse, The Cripple of Inishmaan

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play *Angela Lansbury, Blithe Spirit Andrea Martin, Exit the King Kristine Nielsen, Why Torture is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them Susan Louise O'Connor, Blithe Spirit Condola Rashad, Ruined

[Dividing the Estate was considered last season and won the OCC Award for Outstanding New Play. Next to Normal was also considered last year and won the OCC Award for Outstanding Score. [title of show] was also eligible when it played Off-Broadway's Vineyard Theatre two years ago.]